The flag football competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States.
Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Flag football competition made its debut on The World Games programme and featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world who competed at Legion Field. José Perurena, IWGA President, stated, "In Birmingham, for the first time, invitational sports were no longer presented separately but were also part of the official programme."
Overview On July 20, 2020, the International World Games Association (IWGA), National Football League (NFL), and International Federation of American Football (IFAF) announced that flag football would join the existing lineup of 32 unique, multi-disciplinary sports for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
The 2022 World Games, which marked the 40th anniversary of the event, took place from July 7–17, 2022. Hosted at Birmingham's historic Legion Field, flag football featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world.
As current reigning world champions (and host nation), the United States men's and women's teams both pre-qualified for the 2022 World Games. The remaining seven teams were selected through the IFAF qualifying process.
Participating nations
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Medal table
Medalists Men's tournamentAamir BrownGeoffrey BryanJames CalhounLaval DavisDarrell DoucetteDezmin LewisBruce MappJordan OquendoDavid PriceJohnny RembertLadderick SmithFrankie SolomonGerardo FrazzettoMatteo GalanteJared Lee GerbinoMatteo MozzanicaRiccardo PetrilliFlavio PiccinniGianluca SantagostinoLorenzo ScaperrottaTamsir SeckMark Andrew SimoneGiuseppe della VecchiaLuke ZahradkaVictor BalderramosBruno EspinozaCarlos EspinozaAlejandro EsquerCosme HernandezIvan Roberto MendezJorge OliveraJoshua OlivoCarlos OlveraDavid RamirezSaid SalazarGuillermo VillalobosWomen's tournamentSilvia ContrerasAndrea DelgadilloDiana FloresRebecca LandaArianna LoraIndra MontesIngrid RamirezMonica RangelPamela ReyesXiomara RiosAna Valeria RojanoSheilla SilvaDeliah AutryNadia BibbsMary Kate BulaSheneika ComiceCrystal DanielsMariah GearhartVanita KrouchJoann OverstreetAyanna PateMichelle RoqueAshley WhisonantCrystal WinterValerie CastilleroAndrea CastilloOrlanda CastroLeslie del CidÁngela EvansMaria de Lourdes GallimoreArlen HernandezAna Paula de LeonAyin RodriguezMaria RodriguezTatiana dos SantosThaymiluz Santos
Men's tournament
Pool A PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff 1 3 3 0 95 82 +13 2 3 2 1 84 81 +3 3 3 1 2 78 72 +6 4 3 0 3 68 90 −22
Pool B PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff 1 3 3 0 105 34 +71 2 3 2 1 61 64 −3 3 3 1 2 67 82 −15 4 3 0 3 39 92 −53
Knock-out round
Women's tournament
Pool A PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff 1 3 3 0 97 59 +38 2 3 2 1 93 56 +37 3 3 1 2 80 78 +2 4 3 0 3 44 121 −77
Pool B PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff 1 3 3 0 125 19 +106 2 3 2 1 57 68 −11 3 3 1 2 39 87 −48 4 3 0 3 45 92 −47
Knock-out round
References
External links The World Games 2022 International Federation of American Football Results book